Permission for defence and publishing
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When you search for a degree programme by name or by part of the name the options in the list of degree programmes below the search field is narrowed down. After this you have to choose the degree programme from the list.
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Did your doctoral dissertation receive approving statements from the preliminary examiners? Congratulations! Under this theme, you will find instructions aimed at doctoral candidates who have been granted the permission to proceed to public examination. Instructions on the public examination and the grading of dissertations, as well as graduation are available under separate themes.
Instructions
Permission for public defence – start here!
On this page you will find information on the permission for public defence and a checklist for those who have received permission for public defence.
Grading committee
Members of the grading committee include the opponent, the custos and one or two faculty representatives. On this page you will find information on the grading committee as well as any further provisions by your faculty.
Accessibility of doctoral theses
Accessibility means taking human diversity into consideration in digital services. It corresponds to accessibility in the physical world. On this page you will find information on digital accessibility as well as how to create an accessible doctoral thesis.
Language revision of dissertations
The doctoral candidate has the responsibility to see to it that the language of the dissertation fulfils academic publishing standards. On this page you will find detailed faculty-specific instructions for language revision of dissertations.
Publishing the dissertation and communications
This page provides instructions on the printing, publication and distribution of doctoral theses, as well as on communications related to public examinations.
Publicizing the event
The doctoral candidate independently communicates on their research and, in certain cases, collaborates with University communications. This page provides information on how to communicate about the event as well as contact information of the University communications.